Pipa, Brazil

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About Pipa

Pipa is a town in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. From Pipa you can reach 8 surf spots. The nearest is Pipa, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 238 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites. The nearest airport is NAT, 62 km away.

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Staying in Pipa

238 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NAT, 62 km, JPA, 103 km, CPV, 149 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Pipa.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Pipa each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Pipa too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Baia Formosa15.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Baía Formosa

3 ft41 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Baia Formosa, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, poor	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	28, poor	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	3 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	27°C

Mar aberto15.5 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Baía Formosa

3 ft41 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mar aberto, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	34, poor	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	18, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	27°C

Pipa0.3 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft41 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pipa, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, poor	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	18, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	3 ft6 smushy	64kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	29°C

Praia da amor0.5 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft41 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia da amor, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, poor	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	18, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	3 ft6 smushy	64kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	29°C

Lajão0.7 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft31 kJ

3 ft26 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lajão, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	3 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	3 ft6 smushy	64kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	3 ft6 smushy	52kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	29°C

Madeiro2.2 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Madeiro, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	29°C

Cacimbinhas4 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cacimbinhas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	29°C

Praia do Picao15.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Baía FormosaNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft41 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia do Picao, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Pipa, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Pipa

Kimassa PizzariaVegetarian · 0.2 km from the centre
Pan'e VinoItalian · 0.2 km from the centre
Atelier de MassasBrazilian · 0.3 km from the centre
Churrascaria Dona BrancaBrazilian · 0.3 km from the centre
Lig PegPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
Rola PeixeSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits